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obliquity
[ uh-blik-wi-tee, oh-blik- ]
noun
- the state of being oblique.
- divergence from moral conduct, rectitude, etc.; immorality, dishonesty, or the like.
- an instance of such divergence.
- mental perversity.
- an instance of mental perversity.
- an inclination or a degree of inclination.
- a confusing or obscure statement or passage of writing, especially one deliberately made obscure.
- Also called obliquity of the ecliptic. Astronomy. the angle between the plane of the earth's orbit and that of the earth's equator, equal to 23°27′; the inclination of the earth's equator.
obliquity
/ əˈblɪkwɪtɪ /
noun
- the state or condition of being oblique
- a deviation from the perpendicular or horizontal
- a moral or mental deviation
- Also calledobliquity of the ecliptic astronomy the angle between the plane of the earth's orbit and that of the celestial equator, equal to approximately 23° 27′ at present
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Derived Forms
- oˈbliquitous, adjective
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Other Words From
- o·bliqui·tous adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of obliquity1
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Example Sentences
This perhaps accounted for the obliquity of his glance, which, some believed, conveyed a useful hint about his character.
They were wide and brown, deep as grotto pools, and strange, with a hint of obliquity alien to him by untold centuries.
On the contrary, what I see in it is a spurious sensibility and that moral obliquity to which I have referred.
If the obliquity of the ecliptic were made 10 greater, what would be the effect upon the seasons in the temperate zones?
All darkness had not passed away from their understandings, nor all obliquity from their hearts.
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